Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.0° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.3
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
150
108
90
70
68
51
35
53
29
28
18
10
10
10
5
5
5
4
1
55
64
20
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:38PM3.14m
00:46AM3.34m
1:30PM3.31m
1:32AM3.57m
2:15PM3.40m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.36m
6:33PM0.59m
7:03AM0.06m
7:20PM0.44m
7:50AM-0.15m
8:03PM0.35m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:54
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
17
19
21
22
22
22
22
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
10
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
11
14
15
17
18
19
19
20
18
19
20
21
20
18
19
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